Study trip “Alternative funding strategies for protected areas”

MoorFutures, Barnim Nature Park and EUROPARC Head Office

10-14 October 2017

Preliminary programme

J. Posthoff

Day 1 Afternoon Arrival - Main Station/Airport 10 Oct. Check-in hotel Tuesday Dinner Evening Welcome, introduction and short presentations of participants: Experiences with alternative funding of protected areas’ projects and work with volunteers Day 2 Morning Breakfast 11 Oct. Presentation of the initiative “MoorFutures” of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Wednesday 1) How do regional carbon credits for peatland rewetting function? Presentation and discussion with Dr Thorsten Permien, Head of Devision at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment 2) Are MoorFutures a possibility to finance protected areas? Discussion with Olaf Ostermann, Head of Devision at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and Chair Member of EUROPARC Federation 3) How do “MoorFutures” meet the interest of a company? Discussion with an exem- plary company, buyer of the certificates Midday Lunch Afternoon Transfer to Polder Kieve and visit of the MoorFuture project: Experiences and conclusions from the project management; guided walk with Achim Schäfer, DUENE Association, University Greifswald Transfer to , Barnim Nature Park Check-in Waldhotel Wandlitz Evening Dinner Review of the day: Sharing impressions, lessons learned

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Day 3 Morning Breakfast 12 Oct. Walk to the visitor’s centre “Barnim Panorama” Alternative funding strategies in the Barnim Nature Park: 1) Introduction, 2) Survey “Analysis of the regional-economic effects of ’s nature parks”, 3) Examples for cooperation of Barnim Nature Park with companies; presentation and discussion with Dr Peter Gärtner, Director of the Barnim Nature Park Transfer to with stop at the fish pass Hellsee, realized in cooperation with co-financing companies and the nature park’s friends association Visit of the regional diary “Lobetaler Bio-Molkerei” and insights into its spon- sorship for Barnim Nature Park’s projects, e.g. “Conservation yoghurt cup”: motives, results and conclusions; presentation and discussion with Reinhard Manger, Marketing Director of the company Midday Lunch at the regional dairy “Lobetaler Bio-Molkerei” Afternoon Transfer to The house construction company Lukas Massivhaus GmbH/Town & Country House and its sponsorship for Barnim Nature Park’s projects, e.g. model front yard design and pupils sponsorship project; presentation and discussion with Lutz Ludwig, Managing Director of the company Transfer to Berlin Check-in Hotel City Gallery Berlin Evening Dinner Review of the day: Sharing impressions, lessons learned Day 4 Morning Breakfast 13 Oct. Walk to EUROPARC Germany Headquarters Friday Cooperation of EUROPARC Germany with companies, fundraising for pro- jects in protected areas – strategies and experiences: 1) Management of cor- porate volunteering projects, 2) Coca-Cola‘s experiences with corporate volunteering and the company’s engagement for nature, 3) New markets for ecosystem services: nature certificates; presentation and discussion with Dr. Katja Arzt and Anne Schierenberg Alternative funding of protected areas’ projects in other countries I: Presen- tation and discussion of participants’ examples and experiences Midday Lunch Afternoon Alternative funding of protected areas’ projects in other countries II: Presentation and discussion of participants’ examples and experiences Workshop: Development of strategies for alternative funding strategies with external sponsors Summary of the study trip: sharing impressions, lessons learned, outlook Evening Dinner Day 5 Morning Breakfast 14 Oct. Departure

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